Smart & Biggar Vancouver will host the second of a two-part workshop to Victoria software start-ups at Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneurship Council (VIATEC) on November 15, 2018.

Canada’s Anti-Dilution Remedy is Not Limited to Registered Trademarks: The bunny keeps going… and going… and going

Section 22 of the Canadian Trademarks Act, depreciation of a registered trademark’s goodwill, is a potentially powerful yet generally under-utilized weapon for dealing with damaging comparative advertising campaigns.

Gunars Gaikis recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders 2019

Partner, Gunars Gaikis, has been described as “one of the best patent litigators since the industry began”. He has been recognised as among the leading life sciences patent litigators, an outstanding biotechnology lawyer and in the world’s top 30 patent attorneys.

Smart & Biggar is proud to announce that the firm continues to hold a leading band one ranking for Intellectual Property in the Chambers Canada 2019 guide. The firm also earned a new ranking in band three for Life Sciences.

Six Smart & Biggar partners recognized among the most talented female practitioners in Business Law

Smart & Biggar is proud to announce that six of our partners have been named in Euromoney’s 2018 Expert Guides: Women in Business Law. Inclusion in the guide pays due respect and recognition to the accomplishments and contributions of outstanding female practitioners in this industry.

Smart & Biggar wins three awards from LMG Life Sciences, including “Canadian Firm of the Year” for both contentious and non-contentious patents

Smart & Biggar is honoured to have received two awards for Canadian Patent Firm of the Year, one each for our contentious and non-contentious work at the 2018 LMG Life Sciences Awards, held at Essex House in New York City on September 12, 2018.